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Iceland’s president announced Friday he was stepping down after 20 years in the job, paving the way for a presidential election in June. Olafur...
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The controversial measure was introduced by Björk Vilhelmsdóttir, councilwoman for the Social Democratic Alliance, who is retiring from politics. According to the motion, Reykjavik...
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Iceland may take in more refugees than the 50 originally planned for 2015 and 2016, the government said Wednesday after a Facebook appeal urged...
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More than 10,000 Icelanders said Monday on Facebook they were ready to welcome Syrian refugees into their homes after the government said it would...
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Iceland’s parliament on Friday voted widely in favour of decriminalising blasphemy, in the name of freedom of expression in the wake of the Charlie...
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Meanwhile, farmers are warning that the strike could threaten the welfare of animals as facilities are growing overcrowded. Supermarkets are also claiming that hundreds...
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Whole-genome data from more than 2,600 Icelanders has been collected, analyzed and compiled. Iceland has a population of 329,100 and an area of 103,000...
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Around 318 migrants in distress at sea between Sicily and the coast of Libya were rescued by an Icelandic navy ship taking part in...
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The European Union said Friday the door was still open to Iceland and denied that Reykjavik’s decision to drop its membership bid was a...
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Iceland on Thursday announced it was dropping its bid to join the European Union in line with pledges made two years ago by its...